[californiadisasters] On This Date In CA Weather History (May 7)

2001: A heat wave started on this day and ended on 5.9. Temperatures hit 109° at Palm Springs, Thermal, and Borrego Springs, 103° at Hemet, and 102° at San Bernardino.

1976: 1.11 inches of rain fell in Palm Springs, the greatest daily amount on record for May.

1971: The Padres' home game against the Cincinnati Reds was rained out at (then) San Diego Stadium.
The rainout was the second this season.

1965: Late season cold snap sent the temperature in Fresno plunging to 36 degrees in May, the lowest on record (also tied on May 5, 1975).

1964: It was 36° in Palm Springs, the lowest temperature on record for May.

1964: It was 15° overnight at White Mountain, CA, establishing a then-new U.S. record low for May.

Source: NWS Hanford, Reno, & San Diego

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